Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-07-29
Uncomfortable Days.

There are so many things occurring
| IN the household of family of any
size to ruille the feelings of the house.
J wife that it is not a very easy matter
for her to be agreeable at all times.
They are usually little things, too
trivial to be hardly noticed by most
people. nor would they bc by the house
wife at other times, but. when she is in
hurry OF tired and exhausted. 1t Is
the little things that chafe and fret her.
There are some days when every little
thing appears to vex her. She arises
in the morning with general out Of
sorts feeling with everybody and every
thing around her. She feels that day
is going to be hard one and 1t always
is. Everything goes wrong. Every
body seems determined to annoy her.
Her head aches the baby is crosser
than usual. everything she tries to cook
burns; the fire is either too hot or it
won't burn at all. In fact, the whole
house has an air of topsy y-turviness and
the housekeeper's nerves are in the
same state. When speaking to the
children she does SO in quick. nerv-
Gus, impatient way, and the little one
knows instantly mother is not well,
and they try and be rs still as they can
coming in and out, but let them be as
careful as they will. there is always
some thoughtless thing they will do,
that at another time she would not
notice, but on day such as this calls
from her sharp rcproof. At the end
of the day she is sick and discouraged.
1t is at the close of a day such as this
you will hear her say; "Oh, dear; am
heartily discouraged, have worked all
day long and it doesn't seem as though
have done anything. I'm tired to
death of ii all | wish | could go away
where would never see a bit of house
work again." 1t wouldn't be well for
any ono to suggest her living at the
Fiji Islands, nor would it be really fair,
for If let alone, after n good nights
rest, she will wake up bright and be
her old self again.
In the lives of all housekeepers oc-
cur such days. though less frequently
in some than in others. 1t is too bad
that there should ever be days such as
this, where tho comfort and peace of
mind of both mother and family are
spoiled. The mother really feels worse
over the mistakes and impatient words
uttered than any of the family. and her
conscience is sore on their account, yet
she excuses herself by saying; II
couldn't help it; my nerves were all
out of order" There must have been
some cause for the nerves being out of
order. and this is usually found in the
day preceding. On this day she arose
feeling fresh and bright TO begin her
days labors. She felt just like work
ing and went about 1t willingly and
choerfully. When the afternoon came
she felt tired enough TO stop, and this
is what she should have done, but no;
she kept right on because there was
something she wanted to finish. and at
the end of the day she was too tired to
eat any supper, and went to bed ex-
hausted in body and mind, TO arise the
next morning with nerves unstrung,
to spend q miserable day herself and
make the rest of the family uncomfort-
able.
When woman feels like working,
why, to be sure, if she is able. that is
what she ought TO do; but when she
feels tired enough to sit down, IT is
simc she changed her dress and took n
little recreation To be sure, thero arc
some things that once begun cannot |
be conveniently dropped until finished, |
and the housewife cannot help being |
exhausted when they are done In q
case such as this, and in fact, any case
when she arises with her nerves out of |
order, and distasto for the house
work, the best remedy is to get |
through the days labor as easily as
possible. No matter if she does neglect |
something that she thinks ought 10 be
done. She should take all the rest she
possibly could, for that will be what |
she needs most, BY doing this she will
save herself and family great deal of
annoyance and discomfort. -Aniericaa
CultiCa2or.